Taliban attack closes Afghanistan’s main airport

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The director of the Kabul airport says the runway has been closed because of possible dangers to planes posed by a Taliban attack on the Afghan election commission’s headquarters.

Attackers are firing rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns at the Independent Election Commission’s main compound, which is on the southern edge of the airport. No casualties have been reported.

Yaqoub Rassouli says authorities tried to reopen the runway after two hours Saturday but decided the risk was too high and closed it again. He says flights on Emirates Airline and Air India have been diverted.